January Convo: Convo #50 – Celebrating the Co in Coworking
Coworking space events are pretty much must-do’s these days. Members want to participate in a variety of events in your space and your event programming
In this episode of Coworking Out Loud, I talk with the one and only Garrett Tichy, who is a dear friend and the mastermind behind
It used to be that simply being a coworking space was a big deal. It was enough to garner press, attention and a lot of
When I launched The Lab in 2020—early in the pandemic—I had no idea it would become the heart and soul of my work in coworking.
Coworking isn’t the solution to our current loneliness epidemic. But it can be part of the solution. By providing people opportunities to connect and thrive
Updated June 6, 2023 Everything I know about building community, I’ve learned from the community builders that came before me and the communities they built
In this episode of Coworking Out Loud, DeShawn Brown from Coworks and Cat Johnson talk about being a product of coworking, the intersection of community
Community, community, community! We talk a lot about community in coworking because community is your biggest differentiator. Someone can always out-spend you, out-fabulous you, out-flex
In this episode of Coworking Out Loud, I chatted with Emilie Lashmar, creative director at Platf9rm, a brilliant coworking brand and community out of Brighton
In this episode of Coworking Out Loud, I chatted with Corrales Cachola about community, Web3 and more. If you leave this episode with more questions
As we two-step toward something approaching normal life in your coworking space, let’s take a minute to re-center on your members—and what they want.
Are you phoning in your marketing? Just crossing items off a never-ending todo list? Marketing is so much bigger than your content calendar. It’s about
Be generous with praise. You never know when you might change someone’s life. When I was in high school, a teacher wrote on one of
I talk a lot about building a brand community. But I haven’t shared much about how I apply that strategy to Cat Johnson Co. Here’s
I say it all the time because it’s true: coworking has nothing to do with desks and wifi. If all you need is a place
Way back in 1989, Queen Latifah dropped “Ladies First” on the world. The song called for the elimination of stereotypes and giving women due respect.
How are you feeling right now? It’s a pretty simple question, but it’s also a powerful one. How often do we stop and check in
Let’s do a little thought experiment. What would happen if you lost your coworking space? I mean the actual building, with all your cool interior
I was recently chatting with a fellow Peers Conference attendee in Austin, Texas. We were at a post-event happy hour swapping stories about working alone,
I spent my first year coworking in the wrong space. The long-story-short is that it just wasn’t a good fit for me. I didn’t really
This is less a blog post and more a question: How can coworking space operators, service providers and industry pros better include coworking space members
Loneliness is a huge problem. Despite our tech-connected world, people are alone and hungry for authentic connection. The problem is so serious and widespread that
Talking to coworking people about the importance of community is, as my dad would say, preaching to the choir. Most of us coworking professionals understand
Game night at the coworking space with my coworking buddies. Anyone who has spent more than five minutes with me has heard me talk about
I recently heard a crazy story about a coworking space in Southern California. To be honest, “coworking” is not the right word to use here
There’s a lot to love about the global coworking movement. We’re a community of people who collaborate, share and support each other. Building on the
A common question among coworking space operators is how to attract new members. Whether it’s a new space just opening its doors, a space that’s
The coworking industry is on an insane growth trajectory. Coworking spaces are opening faster than we can keep track of, the news is full of
For a long time it was assumed that drugs cause addiction. You take drugs, you get addicted. An experiment with rats proved this to be
The other day in my home coworking space, I overheard a conversation that went something like this: Person 1: Hey, did I show you the